Thursday, February 28, 2013

When beset by a horrible brute
Pete's upset, yet adorably cute
But so sweet that he's cloying
And completely annoying
We could settle the score with a boot.

Grandson of Frankenstein

This sequel is stunted and cursed
By a squealing wee runt who's the worst
His syrupy style
Raises serious bile
Let's agree they should punt him, headfirst.Donnie Dunagan is Peter von Frankenstein, under the heel of Boris Karloff's monster in Son of Frankenstein (Rowland V. Lee - 1939). With a little help on the little whelp from David Cairns.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

With most madmen there's never just one
And the dad, it turns out, had a son
His old man way back when
Had a plan to make men
Now he's glad to get in on the fun.Basil Rathbone is Baron Wolf von Frankenstein, the Son of Frankenstein (Rowland V. Lee; 1939).

Friday, February 8, 2013

Dwight's appearance in SON is uncertain
Is he here? Did ring down the curtain?
Does he grace it, unbowed
As a face in the crowd?
One might fear that he's gone for a burton!

The IMDb lists Dwight Frye as "Villager (unconfirmed)" in Son of Frankenstein. "Gone for a burton" is an archaic British expression meaning: No longer functional - a reference to a person who had died or an item that was broken. It's clear this is Dwight Frye-days.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

This monster and freak have grown close
Their fondness unspeakably gross
The giant obeys
And compliantly slays
In response, victims shriek "adios."

In Son of Frankenstein (1939), Karloff's marauding monster is a murderous pawn of Lugosi's devious Ygor, and a long way from the complex creation in the James Whale Frankensteins. It's no wonder this was the last time that Karloff' played the character.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

'Neath the moon, on a weathered old horn,
Ygor's tune is forever forlorn
It disguises his fury
At the guys in his jury
Who will soon wish they'd never been born.Béla Lugosi is Ygor, Pied Piper to the monster in Son of Frankenstein (Rowland V. Lee; 1939).

Friday, February 1, 2013

In this tale that's composed just pre-war
A male sidekick's arose as of yore
With no Dwight Frye as Fritz
There's one right guy who fits
And it's Béla Lugosi's Ygor.

David Cairns

In Son of Frankenstein (1939), Béla Lugosi as Ygor replaced Dwight Frye, who was Fritz and Karl in the two previous Frankenstein films. I have a hunch this is the return of our feature, Dwight Frye-days.

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The Universal Frankenstein films...in limericks!

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The Vincentennial

Our centennial tribute to Vincent Price began on May 17, 2011, here. This monster marathon was our part in the annual Countdown to Halloween, and it continued to crawl along until it breathed its last on March 17, 2012.

Munden's Bar

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